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Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Being a county councillor can be a risky business

Ask Patrick Heesom or Alison Halford. In my opinion the device used against these politicians is too easily used as a device which subverts local democracy. Question: Who pays the Welsh Ombudsman?

Cllr Heesom is looking at a legal bill of £18000 where the Welsh Ombudsman has relatively infinite resources.

Governments talk about expanding local democracy, its all bull really. Principles can get very expensive.
The underlying message reads don't step out of line or we will crush you.

Link The Daily Post

postscript: make PH's legal bill well in excess of £50000
at 09:45
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 Dec 2010, 18:47:00

    Our councillors are there to represent us, the people who voted for them. We expect them to work on our behalf and conduct themselves in a dignified manner. We expect them to behave within the confines of the Code of Conduct. If they cannot, or are not prepared to, then they should resign.
    It is deplorable for Cllr. Heesom to even contemplate asking the Council to pay his legal fees. He is responsible for his own actions, he should be accountable and he should foot the bill. These are difficult times and this is public money.
    We have only just seen the conclusion of one investigation by the Ombudsman involving Cllr. Halford, with another investigation looming. Do these councillors never learn?

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  2. Colin8 Dec 2010, 08:32:00

    Tx for the comment Dylan. Alison Halford asked awkward questions over housing and Canton. We need cllrs like that. How many cllrs can afford the £50k plus that PH is going to have to pay out. Not many.

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